Phonograph



Y VVPatented July '27, 19.26.V

lTEDffv STATES [PATENT Volfipilc.

' DONALD T.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A'VOORVPORATION or WISCONSIN.'

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" YApplication filed ocfoberac, 1925. serial No. 64,1926.

VThis invention relates to phonographs,

' and is in general an improvement overthat` disclosed in my copending application for Vphonographs No@ 53,3513, filed August 29,

y Objects ofv this invention are to provide a portable phonograph'yvhich may be playedv l with the cover eitherv open or' closed, and l to so construct the -phonographthat the flap Y 10 is movablycarried by the body of the phonograph, vand is adapted to controlthe sound Outlet opening'. Y' Y n Further objects are to provide a novel and simplemeans'of operating thelflap and to 15 vmakeV this means inconspicuous although easy to operate and adapted to hold the flap in! open'orclosed'fposition Whether the phonograph is open orclosed. i 't VFurther objects are to provide a simple '20 form of portable phonograph and aV very simple control for thev sound Yopeningflap,

so that the devicev maybe readilyand cheap-l lyconstructed. c i An embodiment of the invention isshovvn. Y 25 in the accompanying drawings` in Which VFigure 1 is a plan view ofthe' phono-v graph With parts brokenaway.

Figure VV2 is a fragmentary sectional vieWf on the line 2--2 of'Figure` 1'.' y '50 Figure 3 is a sectional vieW.ont he line of Figurezl.` n Y. y'

The phonograph comprises a main cas-V ing or body 1 Which is hollovv,V andvvhich is provided With an upper plate 2. cover 3 is hinged to the body ofthe phonograph and-'is adaptedto housethe record carrying dis-.kiel and the tone arm" 5,-suilicient roomV "being left in lthefc'ove'r 3 to permit play- Y 1` ing of theA phonograph Whether'the cover isV yopenedor closed. l Y It is'V to vbe noted fromv reference'to Fig- Y ure 2V that the tone arm 5` opens into' the curved channel 6 and such'curvedfchannel communicates Withgthe space 7 i between the 4.5' bottom of the body portion 'andl its Vplate* Q. `A sound opening 8,' preferably of elon' Vgated formation, isV provided'in--the front `vall of the casing or body portion.v

A flap 9 isA hinged, as indicated at 10,-

to the intermediate Wall 2'of` the phonograph and isretained either in its open-'or closed position by means of the spring catches 11n Figure 3, to accommodate the catch 12.,l` u

ALLENJF MILWAUKEE, WIsooNsIN, AssIeNoR To PRIME MFG. OO., orl 'i An aperture 14 yislformed inthe Wall 2 and maybe finishedl by a metal fitting'l,V

as shown" most clearlyin 'Figures 1 and 2.' 'A

[This aperture 14 receives` the curved maf nipulating arm'vrl provided `.With a thumb r-piecel' atits outer end. A, lnusingthe apparatus, the flap y9fis moved to open' orclosed position'by operating `the ,-curvedarm 16 through the medium of. a

hand grip or thumbv piece 17:' .It may be nol swung to open position, as shovvnl in `Figure Y.

2 `When the maximumyvol'ume ofgsound is 7 desired, or it maybe swung to ,closed posi-H,

ioiiv/izen a softer vrendition-,of the music jis desired.

lIt is 'to be noted ythat, the flap iisd-carried beneath the top 2 of the bodyfporti'on and does not interfere `With any records orl other'v ,matter carried Within the, coveryport-ion 3. -lurthen'th'e manipulating apparatus for the' iap does not require excessive/room and is `of relatively small size andV is inconspicuous 'and' doesnot detract `from the appearance fof the apparatus.

.o Although the inventionha's ibeendescribed .mi Y

mfconsiderable detail, itis t'o be,,understood'A ,Y that,` the invention may' bevar'i'o'u'sly ern-1' f as claimed. .v A

l clairn bodied and is, therefore, to be limi'tedonly;VIA

1 Ay phonograph comprising abody portion havingra bottom and an intermediate Wall rforming space therebetween' and vhaving v'af'cover pivoted'to thebody. portion, a tone arm carried saidfintermediate Wall and openingfintorsaid space, said' body portionV Y having an aperture through its front Wall adapted' to emit sound, a' appivoted ad# jacent saidl aperture to the/under side of said intermediate Wall a curved operating arm 1 carried bysaid flap and projectingr throughV said intermediate Wall, and apair of" catches adapted `to retain said iiap in either 'open'or closed position. y

,In testimony that I claim :the .foregoing VIhave'hereunto set .my handatrMilWaukee, t inthe county'of Milwaukee and` Shiite 'of Y y .i vDONALD T.' ALLEN. A`

Wisconsin.' 

